“We are very pleased with the opportunity to acquire the TowerCo assets,” commented Jeffrey A. Stoops, SBA’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We believe the TowerCo assets are high quality, well located and have ample capacity for additional tenants. We know the TowerCo management team well, and have the highest regard for them as operators.

Currently, Crown Castle owns approximately 22,250 towers in the U.S.; while American Tower’s database shows 22,050, according to Wireless Estimator. T-Mobile USA, which owns approximately 8,900 towers in the U.S., has received a second round of bids for its cell towers, attracting offers from companies such as American Tower Corporation and Crown Castle International, according to a report in Bloomberg.com.

If American Tower or Crown Castle are successful in their bid, the deal will be accompanied with bragging rights as to who will be the largest tower owner for years to come, possibly forever with approximately 31,000 towers, says Wireless Estimator.